Public invited to learn about local emergency room changes

The public can learn about the upcoming changes coming to Community Hospital Long Beach's emergency department at today's meeting taking place at 11:30 a.m. COURTESY OF LONG BEACH MEMORIAL

Changes are coming to Community Hospital Long Beach’s emergency department, and the public can learn the specifics of these improvements Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the “Tell Me, Doc…” series.

The event is a quarterly health discussion taking place at the hospital that provides details about upcoming changes to the medical facility.

Thursday’s meeting will offer details on the infrastructural and service-related modifications being done within the month that will heavily affect the patient experience at the hospital’s emergency center.

The 24-hour center, located at Termino Ave., will undergo an array of improvements that include an upgrade to its parking system, more comprehensible signage to replace the current signage that directs the public to the emergency room and new paint, hospital officials said.

The center will also see a nurse addressing all ER visitors and their needs 24 hours each day, which will replace the visitors that typically man the lobby. This constant clinical presence will better address the questions and concerns of patients and visiting family members and friends.

Michael Hernandez, clinical director of Community Hospital Long Beach’s emergency department, said in addition to these changes, the response time to patient needs will be accelerated with some x-rays and lab tests being provided for patients in select circumstances while they wait in the lobby to be seen.

Hernandez said these changes to the emergency department are a way to show patients that the hospital cares for all those who enter through its doors and that they want to provide a smooth and comfortable experience.

“Our main intent is to value our patients and we want them to know we are here to take care of them,” he said.

“Tell Me, Doc…” will take place in the Community Hospital Long Beach auditorium on the first floor. The event and parking are free and a light lunch will be provided. Community Long Beach is at 1720 Termino Ave.

For more information, call Pamela Dingwell at 562-494-0576 or go to memorialcare.org/chlb.

The public can learn about the upcoming changes coming to Community Hospital Long Beach's emergency department at today's meeting taking place at 11:30 a.m. COURTESY OF LONG BEACH MEMORIAL
The public can learn about the upcoming changes coming to Community Hospital Long Beach's emergency department at today's meeting taking place at 11:30 a.m. COURTESY OF LONG BEACH MEMORIAL

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